Massachusetts § 36E Military service-related behavioral health conditions; development of continuing education program by University of Massachusetts medical school

Massachusetts Statutes

§ 36E — Military service-related behavioral health conditions; development of continuing education program by University of Massachusetts medical school

Massachusetts § 36E

Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT

Title XIIEDUCATION

Ch. 75UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS

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Bluebook

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 75, § 36E (2026).

Text

Section 36E.

(a)The University of Massachusetts medical school in Worcester shall develop a continuing education program for licensed mental health professionals on military service-related behavioral health conditions.

(b)The training and curriculum for the program shall include, but not be limited to:

(i)military culture and its influence on the behavioral health of service members and veterans;

(ii)symptoms of deployment-related and non-deployment-related behavioral health conditions, including, but not limited to, depression, suicide, insomnia, substance use and post-traumatic stress disorder;

(iii)deployment cycle stressors for students who are service members and veterans;

(iv)deployment cycle stressors that impact the behavioral health of service members and veterans;

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Section 36E. (a) The University of Massachusetts medical school in Worcester shall develop a continuing education program for licensed mental health professionals on military service-related behavioral health conditions.(b) The training and curriculum for the program shall include, but not be limited to: (i) military culture and its influence on the behavioral health of service members and veterans; (ii) symptoms of deployment-related and non-deployment-related behavioral health conditions, including, but not limited to, depression, suicide, insomnia, substance use and post-traumatic stress disorder; (iii) deployment cycle stressors for students who are service members and veterans; (iv) deployment cycle stressors that impact the behavioral health of service members and veterans; (v) outreach strategies for available administrative, non-clinical and clinical services; and (vi) available resources and methods of referral for the treatment of deployment-related behavioral health conditions, including peer support.(c) In developing the curriculum for the program, the University of Massachusetts medical school shall consult with relevant stakeholders, including, but not limited to: (i) medical professional associations; (ii) peers and other service members and veterans who have lived experience of seeking or receiving behavioral health services or treatment; and (iii) behavioral health professionals with expertise in providing culturally-competent care.